Rotating advertising device



May 10, 1927. 1,628,432

E. RUEGGEFi ROTATING ADVERTISING DEVICE IN VENT OR BY E'JRuyy ATTORNEY Patented May 10, 1927.

ERNEST RUEGGER, OF CRESWELL, OREGON.

ROTATING ADVERTISING" nnvrcn.

Application filed October 11, 1926. Serial No. 140,747;

. The main object of this invention is to provide a suitable displaydevice for store windows and the like which may be used as an advertising medium.

Another object is to provide an advertising device which uses a plurality of rotating cylinders upon arotating structure and has means'thereon for attracting a passerby before a store window or the like.

The above and other objects will become apparent in the description below, in which characters of reference refer to' like-named parts in the drawing. v

Referring briefly to the drawing, Figure l is a top plan view of the advertising de vice, as it appears whenidle.

Figure 2 is a side'elevational view of the same, as it appears when in motion.

Figure 3 is a cross sectional view thru one of the cylinders. I

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numerals l0 and 11 indicate crossed bars which serve as a base upon which the entire rotatable structure is supported. This base has mounted thereon a relatively long vertical rod 12 which is pointed at its upper end. A square block 13 having an opening at its lower end is inserted over the pointed end of the rod and is adapted to rotate thereon.

At the corners of the block bars 14 extend outwardly and have horizontal cylinders 15 extending therefrom. These cylinders have their axes lying in a horizontal plane and the walls of said cylinders are opened at one position and turned back to provide cars 16 which serve as buffer surfaces for deflecting the air into the exposed chambers 17 of the cylinders. Additional bars 18 extend radially outward from the surfaces of the square block 13 and are bent upwardly at their outer extremities. These upwardly bent arms 19 serve as pivots for vertical cylinders 20. The upper end of the block has one end of a stud 21 embedded in it. This studprojects vertically upward and serves as an axis for a core block 22, which latter'isadapted to freely rotate about the axis. This core block has a plurality oi bars 23 extending radially therefrom whose ends have troughs 2% open at the side fixed thereto. The troughsare adapted to serve vanes for rotating the entirestructure mounted on the core block 22 when subjected to wind pressure. An additional plurality of bars25, one lying between each pair of bars 23, are mounted onthe, core block below the bars 23. The outer ends of the bars 25 are turned upwardly, serving as arms 26 upon which cylinders 27, which latter are ofthe same construction as the cylinders 20, are mounted. The cylinders 20'and 27 are slitted lengthwise in a vertical plane. These-slits 28 are formed by simply parting the walls and bending one of the edges curvedly inward, as indicated by the numeral 29, forming a deflecting surface for causing a rotation of these cylinders as an air current enters the slit 28. The cylinders 20 and 27 are also provided with legs 30 which are loosely mounted at their upper ends in slits formed in said cylinders and are adapted to gyrate outwardly thru centrifugal force when said cylinders are rotating, these legs normally hanging suspended whenthe device is at rest. i

The device is adapted :to serve as an ad vertising medium, the entire surfaces of the cylinders and the unused surfaces of the troughs being placarded with advertisements, of similar or dissimilar character. When'the device is placedin a horizontal air cu rrent,.air is guided into the chamber 17 of the horizontal cylinders thru the de fleeting ears l6 and the lower portion, including the block 18, cylinders 15 and 20. are thereby rotated upon the stud 12. The cylinders 20 mounted on the arms 19 are rotated upon their axis simultaneously with rotation of the entire body by deflecting the air sidewiseas it enters thru the slits 28 into 7 said cylinders. As the speed of rotation of these cylinders 20 increases, the legs 30 thru centrifugal force will have their free extremities moved outwardly, as indicated in Figure 2. The uppermost structure of the device, consisting of the core plug 22, the

bars trorwhs 2et and 25 and cdinders 7 b 9 27, will be rotated independently about the pin 21. The cylinders 27 are actuated and rotated in the same manner as the cylinders 20 and the core block and everythingmountedupon it'will be rotated about. the axis by the troughs coming into engagement with horizontal air curent. When these cyl-.

inders 15, 20, and 27, are provided with ad vertising matter,,1t will be seen that these advertisements will alternately disappear v and reappear, thus providing a novel type of advertising device.

It to be noted that certain changes in form QHClCODStl'HCtlOD such as the addition of letters indicating compass directionsmay he nmde without departing; lrhin the spirit and scope ol' the inrenlion.

l. in :i device of the elm-re: desrribed, :1

base, :1 stud extending from said base, 11

nqunre blorh rotntnliily mounted on said Stud, an ni'ldiliornil block above the First-named block and rotatable independently thereof. rotating cylinders mounted on each oi said bloeisi qlinder supports eoniprieinn' hori nontnl burs halving upright arms 'l'ornied on their extremities. snid rylinders being rotnt- :ibly mounted on snid illlllS.

2. ln :1 derive oi the clues described, abuse, :2 :lud ekleliding 'l'roni mid base, :2 runnire blorli rotnlnblgmounted on n'id ntud. urn uihliiioind bloelc above the ll'l':d-l1l1lllt! l block nnd rotutnble iinlependently theren'l rotatiin};- eylindern mounted on eaeh of said bleeli's, cylinder supports comprising horinontnl bars baring upright nrnis formed on their extremities, said erlinders being rotntnbly mounted on mid urine, said ylinders being nlitled lengthwise zind the surface oi? one edge of Filld slit being rurved inwardly into the eylinder forming: it curved delleetin}; surl'nee for deflecting air currents sidewine into said evlindere. trougl'ie on one of maid hll'wlw extending" riulizilly outward.

ll. [11 :1 device of the class described, a bane, :i stud extending from said base, a square blorlr rotatably mounted on said stud, an additional bloek above the first-manned block and rotatable iiulependently thereof, rotating cylinders mounted on each of said blocks. cylinder supports eoniprising l10rizonl'nl bur: having tun-l ght arms fornied on their extremities, Szl'id cylinders being roiulnbly mounted on Said urine, lsliid cylinders being slitted lengl'lni'ise and the surface of one edge of said slit being curved inumrdly into the rylinder 'l orn'iin z; a curred deflecting sun-lime for defleeting' air currents side wine into said Cylinders, troughs on one of mid bloelcs extending 'anlinllv Outward, and pivoted legs on said cylinders mlnbted (0 hnrr rhei r free ends swing ollb'ni'l lly when snid rylindere ere rotating,

in testimony whereof T afiix my signature.

ERNEST RUEGGER.

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